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This one is hard to answer, there are so many different opinions but more importantly I think you need to tke into consideration each bodies needs and how they process food. Personally I do best on animal protein(even if just a little raw milk or other option each week), so will likely never be 100% raw vegan. Not that I haven't tried, and it isn't even an ethical thing for me...my body just responds much better to more protein, lots of veggies and NO grains at all. Fruits in moderation, depending on what they are. My personal issues are more medical needs than mental, but I have cut WAY back since going more raw and try to get it from veggie sources.
In ways of raw protein..avocado, hemp & other seeds, many varied veggies, quinoa, etc....there ARE things out there to help. The key is to get the full spectrum of amino acids, your body can make the protein if it has these!!
my opinion.
keep your fat intake at 3-9 percent, same with protein, and you'll be fine.
eat a healthy balanced diet, all the fruit you want, all the vegetables you want, and you won't have any problems.
be sure to eat fruit with every meal!
good luck
I'll defer to Dr. John McDougall, who has a 30-year career of solid nutritional advice and several books on the topic.
"A vegetarian diet based on any single one or combination of... unprocessed starches (eg, rice, corn, potatoes, beans), with the addition of vegetables and fruits, supplies all the protein, amino acids, essential fats, minerals, and vitamins (with the exception of vitamin B12) necessary for excellent health."
"Protein" is a catchall term for a collection of amino acids, all of which are present in plant foods. It's nearly impossible not to get adequate protein from a healthy plant-based diet. The problem is really an excessive amount of protein.
Requirements for protein vary a lot depending on one's individual behaviors, but if I amalgamate the various info, it seems that between one-seventh and one-tenth of your total calorie intake should be from protein. What this means to me is that if I eat an average of 21 meals per week (3 x 7), I try for a protein source at least three times a week. (Even though I know I'm getting sufficient protein from my everyday balanced diet).
Breast milk only contains 6% calories from protein, and that is for a baby growing at a fast pace.
By eating just fruits and veggies you will reach this goal. Adding nuts and seeds will easily give you enough protein.
The RDA for women is around 46g/day for adult females, 56g/day for adult males. Use nutridiary to see that you'll easily exceed this amount IF you're eating enough calories, on a plant based diet. By enough calories, i mean the right # of calories for you on a daily basis, not the number of calories you'd eat on a diet.